Zechariah 9:13

For I have bent for me—Judah, As a bow, have I grasped Ephraim, Thus will I rouse up thy sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece, and will make thee as the sword of a mighty one.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.

In Context

12Return to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope,—Even to-day, do I declare—Double, will I return to thee!

14But, Yahweh, over them, will appear, and forth shall go, as lightning, his arrow,—Yea, My Lord Yahweh, with a horn, will blow, and will move along in the whirlwinds of the south.

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Cross References

Psalms 18:32The GOD who girded me with strength, and set forth, as blameless, my way:

Psalms 49:2Both sons of the low, And sons of the high,—Together both rich and needy:—

Psalms 149:6The high songs of GOD be in their throat, and a two-edged sword in their hand:

Isaiah 49:2And he made my mouth, like a sharp sword, In the shadow of his hand, he concealed me,—And made of me a polished arrow, In his quiver, he hid me;

Lamentations 4:2The precious sons of Zion, they who were weighed against pure gold, How are they accounted as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

Daniel 11:32And, them who are ready to deal lawlessly with a covenant, will he make impious by flatteries,—but, the people who know their God, will be strong and act with effect.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 9:13-17

Gospel Invitations; Promises of God's Favour to Israel. ( b. c. 510.) 12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee; 13 When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man. 14 And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the… Read the whole commentary →

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